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M. NELL PACKAGE Sept. 19, 1939.

Filed June 10, 1937 Patented Sept. 1.9, 1939 h l ,l o I UNITED STATES,PATENT ori-fica :,rxazss i PACKAGE Miiarca Nen, New York, N. Y.,assigner to Lucien Lesson, Inc., Chicago, Ill., a corporation ot Illi-Application June 10, 1937, Serial No. 147,5

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This invention relates to a multi-part con- Figure 1 is a sideelevationalview of the over tainer composed of wearable exterior partsand a of a container according to this invention. refill box or packagemounted in said parts and Figure 2 is a side elevational view of therefill sealed thereby. l package or box4 forming part of the container 5More specifically this invention relates to a of this invention. powdercontainer adapted to receive inexpensive Figure 3 Iis a side elevationalview of the base cardboard powder boxes as remis-therein. member of thecontainer of this invention.

In the dispensing of cosmetics such as face' Figure 4 is an enlargedvertical cross-sectional/` powders, and the like, great emphasis isplaced ViewY taken through a COIiteiner 01 Package ecupon an attractivepackage or container for the Cordingl to this invention showing theperf/S 10 product. thereof in assembledrelation.

Heretofore when the contents of the package Figure 5 iS a VetieelONSS-Sectional View taken or container have been used, the package orconthrough 8 COmbinatiOn tray member end Seeltainer was thrown away.Since the price of the ing Ting t l5 package or container is aconsiderable item in Figure 6 is a side elevational view of a powder l5determining the retail cost of the product, it is pui adapted to becarried byy the tray member desirable to provide a cheap containerthereby ShOWIi in Figure 5 making possible a lower retail price for theAS ShOWn 0D the drewing Product. In Figures 1 and 4 the .referencenumeral ill According to this invention, a container having designatesgenerally t'111e CQVeI member of a con' 20 an attractive appearance isprovided and the tainer according to this invention The member cosmeticsor other articles to be mounted in this l0 comprises a convex topportion il, a cylincontainer are packed in a separate cheap reim dricalside Wall l2 and a flat rim portion i3 bef package or box that can hedisposed of when its tween the convex top H end Side well |2 Thecontents are used up, while the exterior portions cover lll ispreferably formed of a molded plastic, 25

of the container are used over and over again. The inner face of 'theCylindrical Side Wall is Thus it is necessary for the purchaser toobtain threaded neel ishe bottom thereofv es ai? M- Only one set of theexterior container members AS best Shown in Figures 3 and 4 the referandto merely purchase the cheaper mm1 boxes ence numeral i5 designatesgenerally the base 3o niled with cosmetics or other merchandise. of aContainer according to this invention- The so According to thisinvention the exterior membase l5 comprises a disc i6 having an`imstandbers of the container are made of rigid .niateriols4 ing annularflange il spaced from the outer pepreferably molded plastics, while therefill packriphery thereof. The ilange il has .a screw age or box ismade of cardboard or other cheap thread o oh the outer foce thereof i; ee 35 material. As best shown in Figures 2 and 4, the reference 35 w Itis then an object of this invention to pronumeral 2li designatesgenerally a cardboard box i vide an attractive container for housing aninor Tohu Package for housing the face Powder of .expensive box orpackage. other material.

A further object of this invention is to prc-l The box 2@ een be formedby a simple stamp- 40 vide molded plastic members forming an exteriorihg operation from o disc of cardboard and com' e0 container foraeardboard box prises a bottom wall 2i and av cylindrical side' Afurther object of this invention is to provide Wah 22- The box 2h isopen at the top thereofa multi-part powder box adapted to receive re- ASShown h1 Figure 4 a resilient Packing ring ll packages therein, i 23 maybe disposed between the open top edge A further object of this inventionis to provide` of the box ohd the hat'portioh 3 of the cover dii a, basemember and a cover member composed for sealing the contents of the boxagainstspillof rigid. plastic material and adapted to receive ing 1fdesired the Packing rhg o1" Washer 23 and seal therebetween aninexpensive cardboard can he Secured to thoat portion ,3 of the ooVefbox. lo. It is thus evident that a screwing down of list) ther andfurther objects of this invention will the COVeI lo 0n the 'bese i5compresses the Wash- 50 become apparent to those skilled in the art fromel' 23 against the OD edge 0f the bOX 2U and also the following detaileddescription of the annexed SeCiiIeS the belg between the bese and Cover.sheet of dra-wings which discloses a preferred The ring or washer 23 canbe composed of any embodiment of the invention. compressible material,such as felt, for example.

On the drawing: As shown in Figure 5, thepacking ring 23 can 55 bereplaced with a tray member designated generally by the referencenumeral 25.' The tray member 25 comprises a flat disc 20 adapted to t onthe box 2l. The upper face of the disc 5 2i has secured thereon anannular ring or washer 21 to serve the same purpose as the washer orring 23.

As shown in Figure 6 a powder pu 2 can be4 supported on the tray 2l.When the trayii is m mounted on the box 20 it will close the top of thebox and when the powder pull' 28 is disposed on the tray it can flt inthe space 29 provided by the convex top portion Il of the cover as shownin Figure 4.

15 From the above descriptions it should be understood that thisinvention provides a permanent exterior container or package for housingrefill packages or boxes and that such refill pack-- ages or boxes aresealed in the exterior portions 20 of the container so that the contentsthereof cannot be spilled from the container.

I'am aware that many changes may be made and numerous details ofconstruction may be varied through a wide range without departing fromthe principles of this invention, and I, therefore, do not purposelimiting the patent granted hereon otherwise than necessitated by theprior art. i

I claim as my invention:

30 1. A container comprising a molded plastic disc having an upstandingannular flange spaced from the outer periphery thereof, a screw threadon the exterior face of said flange, a cardboard box having a fiatbottom wall seated on said disc and a 35 cylindrical side wall abuttingthe inner vface of said flange, a molded plastic cover member disposedover said box and having an internally' threaded side wall for threadedVengagement with the thread on said flange and a compressible 40 packingring disposed between the topi edge of the box and th'e cover whereby ascrewing down of the cover on the base will compress the packing ring toseal the contents of the box in the container.

2. A powder box comprising a rigid base mem- 45 ber having anupstandingl annular flange spaced from the outer periphery thereof, ascrew thread on the exterior face of said ange, a cardboard box seatedon said disc having a cylindrical side wall abutting the inner face ofthe flange of the 50 disc, a rigid cover member having a convex topportion, a cylindrical side wall portion and a flat rim portion betweenthe convex portion and side wall portion, and a compressible sealingdisc disposed between the top of the box and the fiat rim 56 portion ofthe cover, said inner face of said side wall being threaded near thebottom thereof for threaded engagement with the thread ion the flange ofthe base whereby a screwing down of vthe cover on the base will compressthe washer to seal the contents of the box and to hold the box 5 betweenthe cover and base.

3. A powder box comprising a molded plastic disc having an upstandingannular flange spaced from the outer periphery thereof, an open toppedcylindrical box seated on said disc in abutting 10 relation to the innerface of said ange, a tray member. disposed on top of said box having acompressible periphery, a molded plastic cover having a convex topportion, a fiat rim portion and a cylindrical side wall normal to therim portion,

`Ysaid side wall and said fiange of the base having engagingscrewthreads thereon whereby a screwing 'down of the cover on the base will'move the flat rim of ythe cover against the tray for compressing theVperiphery of the tray toseal the contents of the box and to hold thebox in assembled relation between the c over and base.

4. A package comprising a base member having a relatively shortexternally threaded upstanding annular flange, a container disposed onsaid base in abutting relation to the inner face of the ange, saidcontainer having a side wall extending above said flange, a cover havinga top portion thrusting against the top of the container and said coverhaving an internally threaded side wallv for threaded engagement withthe fiange on the base whereby a screwing down of the cover on the basewill clamp the container between the cover and base. i

5. A package comprising a base having an upstanding annular flange, acontainer disposed on said base inside of the fiange, said containerhaving a portion extending above the fiange, a cover l having a topportion thrusting against. the container and a side wall extending fromsaid top 40 over the flange, and means detachably connecting said-coverand said base to clamp the container between the cover andr base.

6. A package comprising a base having an upstanding annular flange, acontainer disposed on said base inside of the flange, said containerhaving a portion extending above the flange, a cover having a topportion thrusting against the container and a side wall extending fromsaid top over the ange, and mating engageable means'on .50 said flangeand said side Wall drawing the cover and base together upon relativerotation thereof for clamping the container between the .cover and base.

MILDRED NELL.

